DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 88.0 - - 90.6 - - 88.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 134 - - 213 - - 119 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1807 - - 3900 - - 5923 - - 1793 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1638 - - 3366 - - 4581 - - 923 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2696 - - 4789 - - 6812 - - 2682 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1257 - - 2171 - - 1866 - - 5409 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 262 - - 394 - - 381 - - 91 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 20 - - 23 - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 086 - - 145 - - 193 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -332 - - -843 - - 270 - - -2703 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3028 - - 5632 - - 6542 - - 5386 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4078 - - -3024 - - -875 - - -4520 ODpotential blCL - - - 6774 - - 7813 - - 7687 - - 7202 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 80 - - 87 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 550 - - 550 - - 520 - - 1120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.2 - - 88.0 - - 90.6 - - 88.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.9 - - 66.5 - - 65.0 - - 67.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.4 - - 86.6 - - 89.7 - - 88.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 65.3 - - 63.8 - - 66.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 134 - - 213 - - 119 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1807 - - 3900 - - 5923 - - 1793 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 21 - - 49 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99713 46 089 36 099 31 101 29 086 99713 92180 36 085 31 091 30 103 24 091 92180 86383 26 086 27 092 22 089 26 088 86383 81553 28 099 19 094 17 076 23 071 81553 77382 27 085 18 100 16 070 16 062 77382 73706 20 053 20 078 17 081 10 088 73706 70390 14 057 16 065 14 082 11 067 70390 67355 13 047 15 040 12 071 12 046 67355 64550 14 033 10 015 11 063 11 033 64550 61834 17 013 13 031 10 050 11 008 61834 59018 18 352 16 001 12 007 17 356 59018 56127 16 327 19 336 18 331 21 332 56127 53409 20 324 24 327 26 329 23 327 53409 50988 20 322 28 323 29 326 28 337 50988 48822 23 340 27 318 31 327 33 325 48822 46853 28 343 27 317 29 323 31 315 46853 45043 26 321 27 312 30 311 26 310 45043 43361 22 301 28 297 30 293 24 300 43361 41786 24 270 29 286 30 281 24 285 41786 40303 24 258 30 267 28 288 23 287 40303 38896 26 257 30 269 26 296 21 300 38896 37532 24 274 24 281 26 292 19 305 37532 36142 22 286 22 282 24 285 21 298 36142 34697 19 296 20 291 23 280 22 279 34697 33201 17 301 18 283 22 275 22 267 33201 31637 17 301 17 282 20 276 18 275 31637 29995 20 297 18 294 17 288 16 290 29995 28273 21 288 20 297 17 298 16 297 28273 26468 19 285 20 290 18 290 18 287 26468 24580 18 288 17 277 18 272 20 275 24580 22612 15 310 14 282 15 256 17 261 22612 20562 13 293 14 287 13 262 15 248 20562 18428 15 278 14 291 11 285 12 264 18428 16258 8 262 11 295 7 298 8 250 16258 14179 4 236 5 254 5 259 4 252 14179 12296 8 217 6 231 6 237 1 202 12296 10624 7 233 4 294 2 328 2 113 10624 9137 6 346 7 077 6 122 6 204 9137 7813 8 045 6 083 4*134 8 216 7813 6634 4 021 3 033 3*162 7 216 6634 5587 3 293 2*315 3 175 6 214 5587 4662 4 270 1*182 3 183 5 215 4662 3843 1 278 3 147 3 194 4 215 3843 3109 8*088 4 145 3 198 4*199 3109 2459 10*086 4 143 3 205 3*170 2459 1917 10 086 4 141 3 208 3 156 1917 1500 10 085 4 141 3 209 3 148 1500 1213 10 085 4 140 3 211 3 146 1213 1039 9 084 4 141 3 211 3 142 1039 939 8 085 3 139 3 213 3 140 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography